In reading this post from the IBI (that Int’l Boating Industry) and the quotes from National Marina Manufactures Association (NMMA) is just plan embarrassing to me and it reads like car manufacturers who have forever sold pickups and SUVs as work vehicles to get around car emission laws. As a group of people who benefit greatly from enjoying our environment we should be MORE proactive than anyone in protecting it and that includes cleaning up our engines.
Of course if the ice caps melt it means as we head S from Seattle we can stop in at downtown Sacramento since it will be under water. Nah, why would we want to sail there? Back the bill and suck it up Marine industry.
EPA rule: "Largest regulatory action in history of marine industry"
http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20070318153501ibinews.html
By IBI Magazine
The NMMA released a statement today saying that a proposed EPA rule could be the "largest regulatory action in the history of the recreational marine industry."
The EPA rule is called "Control of Emissions from Non-road Spark Ignition Engines and Equipment," and if passed, could impact boatbuilders, gasoline engine manufacturers (outboard and inboard/sterndrive) and manufacturers of marine generators.
"This is by far the most comprehensive rulemaking ever imposed on the recreational marine industry," said Thom Dammrich, NMMA president in the statement. "This proposal directly affects boatbuilders as well as engine manufacturers and will change the way builders design a boat's fuel system. The entire industry needs to be aware of this ruling and prepare to meet all necessary requirements under the new EPA guidelines."